The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, November 17, 1927, Page 1

THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE VOL. XXX, NO. 4638. “ALL THE NEWS JUNEAU, ALASKA, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 17, ALL THE TIME” 1927. ' MEMBER OF ASSOCIATED PRESS PRiCE TENCEN’IS-— RUM BARON IS FOUND NOT GUILTY 100 Strike Pickets MACHINE BUNS FACE PICKETS, COAL STRIKERS Hundred Fickets, Headed by Woman, Stop at Muzzlea of Guns DENVER, Col, Nov. 17—The threat of war in the Colorado ¢)al| £trike shifted to the northemn fields, the only activity displaye! by the strikers being at the Col- Min miles north of where more than 100} |\1(I\tn)w faced the frowning muz- of machine guns which men- | ced them through strands barh wire entanglements. One woman, in red, waving 2 large Americ flag, led the banc of pickete: th Columbi mine property but the party ston nd did not try| Denver the gate an . entran drone of “airplane motors ad were heard. Four 1 il Guard planes circled in the | air the mine property an gave scene, The ¢hine anyone over guards guns had npting manning the ma-| orders to shoct| to trespass. IN JANUARY Democrats Will Have First!‘ Event of Kind Since’ ‘|V920 WASHINGTON, Nov. 17 Democrats will have a quadrennial | National Jackson Day dinner here| the week of Januapy 12. A defin- ite decision to hold the disner, the fir since 1920, prior to the Nation: Democratic Convention that year, was reached by Clem Shaver, Chairman of the National Democratic Committee. Shaver said all elements of the| Party will he represented. very faction has expressed approval of | the proposal to hold the dinnor| which 'has been of considerabie significance in years past, com- ing on the eve of National con-| ventions, ~The | .- Odd News in | Today's Dispatches CHICAGO, Nov. 17—A (:mmgnl woman died instantly from shook today when her automobile knock- ed down a boy and ran over one of his legs, | PITTSBURGH, Nov. 17—Serv- ing six years in the Penitentiary by mistake, Joe Sarappa has been released. He was sentenced from 10 to 12 years in 1919 as accessory after the fact in the Tony Car- dello murder case. The law pro- vides a term of only two years. a warlike appearance to the | f Lot ) | possibility that | first families in America, ‘of the I White A Run Against Guns Ready to Fire Out mator Charles Curtis of Kansas (upper left) | Republican Presidential nominaticn. {as a Congressman and Senator since 1893, but as a desceniant of a Kaw Indian chief and as a former Topeka jockey. right is his sizter, Mrs. Rome Colvin, who has maintained his home (below) in Topeka since his wife's death in 1924. TOPEKA, nan, Nov. 17—Sena- tor Charles Curtis of Kansas, idolized as a jockey in his boy- hood by race track fans of Tope ka, now as a man and a leadcr| the Republican party is thel first entry in the 1928 presidentiul! sweepstakes. | WMis candidacy develops the the nation may | have in the White House a presi-| dent descended from one of the! for the| great-great-grandfather Kansas senator was Chief| Plume of the Kaw tribe, the Indian ruler of a prairie realmn maternal | | { | which now is a part of the state| represented by Senator Curtis in the highest legislative body of the land. | Tn his early boyhood, Charlie Curtis, as he s known to his neighbors in Topeka, lived on tne Kaw reservation with his grand- mother. She was Julie Pappan, the granddaughter of Louis Gon- ville, a French pioneer. Her hus- bamd, Louis Pappan, also was 2 Frenchman. Curtis’ own mother, Helen Pap- (Continuda on Page Six.) FIRST LADY OF LAND COSTUME AND STARTS NEW VOGU IN CAPITAL WASHINGTON, Nov. 17—Mrs. Coolidge has started a vogue for red which promises to grow as the Season advances. She has for several months shown her fancy for a red hat and red shoes and carrying a red bag of fancy de- sign,“made by veterans at Walter Reed Hospital, " But it was at the waddhu of Miss High and Dr. Dayid Charles Hayes that she appeared in an all-red ensemble. The gown of claret-red - satin showed several ultra features, such as a clustér|and other formal entertainments national prominence as a rllm of close shirring at the lower edge of the blouse, which was cut in surplice effeet, and just below it ansther clustert.of shirring which aiiite I;.‘ifl effect. to fio gon the die is cast. ‘Gloves WEARS RED CITY OF THE NATION v Her hat was red and wide of brim, and her shoes, showing sev- eral straps, were of black satin. A handsome black fox and a headed bag mounted in silver fur- nished her costume. The mere matter of gloves has agitated the minds of fashionable women in Washington for many seasons; in fact, since war days, when no gloves were to be had. For some time past even the mosf carefully-costumed women appear- ed at the White House receptions with bare arms, but for this sea- i be worn, at least by the matron:. Mrs, Coolidge will wear gloves, the long mousquetaire Hfi, -al- most. entirely in white, { women of the ‘cabinet wlll wise. Curus Once J ockey Descmulunt of Kaws, th York, New Haven and wrd ;DENIES TRUTH | * OF CHARGES IN | HEARSTPAPERS {Nicaraguan Says Liberals Never Received Money from Mexico MEXICO CITY, Nov. 17--Un. named interests are attempting through publication of false doca- ments in some of the United States newspapers to foment ilt feeling mnot only between Mexico (and the United States, but be- tween all Latin-American coun- ' tries, in the opinion of Dr. Pedsa Zepeda, representative in Mexico ' of the Nicaraguan Liberal Party.! Dr. Zepeda denied categorically | that he or any other Nicaragua . headed by Sacasa, ever money directly or ingi- from the Calles-Mexican government as alleged hy th. Hearst newspapers. Dr. Zepeda declared the do: ments intended to prove this wa ‘l‘llll‘ Tlhlk‘llllll\‘!. for Presidoncy} OF FAIRBANKS, UNDER ARBEST, Intepior AttorneyiArres | at Wrangell on Fed- eral Warrant | | | | | 1 { | | WRANGELL, Alaska, Nov. 17., ~+James E. Ryder, attorney of Fairbanks, Alaska, was arrested here wupon the arrival of the steamer Yukon and placed in the City Jail on a Federal warrant charging embezzlement of public | funds. ~————| Ryder, who was enroute w‘ts.ntun at the time of his nrreut i was recently connected with the ‘munl('ipul government at Fair- Gained Nauonal Promin- v ence as Railroad Official | —Backed by Morgan out for the Kansas knows him not only At the nes Ryder is well known Iu many residentu of Juneau as he was here during the ane(\ Hoyt trial. He has been a resi- dent of Fairbanks for the past {#ix vears or more. | A telegram from Fairbanks, tc 8. Marshal White declared (that U. 8. Commissioner M. R {Boyd of Fairbanks had insisted that bail for Ryder be set af |$20,000. 1f the bail is not set the latter will be shipped back | to the Interior city to await trial The arrest was made at Wrangel by Deputy U. 8, Marshal Camp- bell. British Air Taximan Off on Long Flight ROCHESTER, Eng, Nov. 17. Sir Alan Cobham, Britain's air taximan, has started a 20,000- mile flying tour around Africa in his plane, the world’s largest and fastest of all metal flying boats. The plane carriers six persons. —————— China Trouble Center| SHANGHAI, Nov. 17 — The United States gumboat Asheville has been sent from Hongkong to Quengkong to investigate a dis- !turbance. Nine ' Americans in- cluding two women, are said to be in the district, OO 5., Ne A Charles 8. Mellen, retired’ Presi-| YOUNG VANDERB’LT dent of the New York, New’ Hay-) DIVORCE en and Hartford Railroad, and; Boston ‘and Maine Railroad, " dfed | at his home here today. RENO, Nev., Nov. l1-comehuw Vanderbilt, .lr., has filed suit for divorce in the District Bfln‘t her: against M minute lnr Vnnderblll mu answer nnl cross-complsint in which she al | leges desertlom; .7’ Vanderbilt i’ hjs . complaint charged that lg,fl discourage his nevuw W)a' ‘and wanted him to en n hi ('.'hlrlu Samger Mellen attaiped official- in 1903 when th l’lflponl sMorgan = bre back‘from the west afts tating the Northern peat his success with - Railroad.: i As the head of the. af . AL 1 LJ\ | der the name of ‘umra than a year ugo. that | A MORE HONORS FOR COOLIDGE Imogene Now Star Wil Receiv_e—i‘l_ighesl Rec- ognition by Union League of Phil. PHILADELPHIA, 17.—President Penn., Nov. Coolidge will be the guest of the Union League tonight and will receive the % |League's Gold Medal for Disting-{ juished Public Service and a Cer- . tificate of Honorary Membership. _,w! President Coolidge will be the th (Gold Medal Honorary and Certificate Membership : [ Lincoln d Johnson | [other recipients. The Union Leigue was founded : years ago to promote support {for the Lincoln policies during .th.- Clyil War. ———————— | STEEL IS 0T ' BEING DUMPED .~ INTO THE U, §. i i were the lCharges Against. Germany| + Inveshgat Is re*red WASHINGTON. xhv 17— The ireport on the complaint that Ger- many is dumping steel into the | United States has been complet- rt } ] ied by the Customs Bureau and is ' jexpected to be presented to Secre- itary of the ‘Treasury Mellon on his return from Pittsburgh. The report s understood jrecommend against execution any “dumping order” on ground that steel imports to of the gene Wilson, heroine of ! from amous Frank Tinney ro- mnnce, buried her past and, un- ary Nolan, | ventured forth on a movie ca- reer. Imogene won success quickly—for now .comes the announcement that she’s been elevated to stardom, and will be Reginald Denny’s leading woman. " Clatersational nm) | 50LD RANSOM IS DEMANDED KARBATADLA, Morocco, Nov. 17—Two million francs in gold, in bags, if the demand of the M. Torish brigands as ransom for six French Nostages they are holding in the middle Atlas Mountaing. The brigands want the gold in bags because it is easier for the camels and mules to carry bags than kegs. The French are re- ported to have the gold but no bags strong enough (u hold it. fect the American market. It had been charged that Germany, in an effort to re-establish trade, is welling steel in this country cheaper than sold in Germany. Church of Englaml Prayer Book Plans Sustained in Court LONDON, Nov. 17—Opponents of the recently formulated revised prayer book of the Church of England, suffered a defeat m court today when the Lord Chief Justice and two other judges de- cided that they could not grant a rule which would have the effect of barring the progress of revi- slon measures. The revised prayer book of the Church of England has been ap proved by the church assembly, but must still be approved by the government through Parliament. Opponents of the revision, who declared that it leans toward the Roman Catholic forms, have been keeping up their fight against it, and took the matter to court as @ last effort, Among the charges made by the revised edition is the RAG'NG cHINA elimination of the word “obey"” on the woman's part of the mar SHANGiTAY, Nov. 17—Severe 'ilge service, tighting along the Tientsin-Pukow Railroal today is indicated with|Servant, 72, Held the arrival at Nanking of 1,100 For Koépmg Death serious casualty cases. Sixty thousand Nationalists ~ attacked Of Master Secret CHICAGO, Nov. Failure of a the Northern forces. One Nation- alist Division was decimated and another mlmant reduced to 40|72.yearold sefvant to report the me death of an employer to his rela- tives caused” the arrest of A. J. UFS FOR Lollle 4T WIFE WANTb DECREE|for many years as a confidential Leslie, who has heen employed secretary by Paul J. Owens, 51, a salesman, ordered the body of fairs, he uld, caused ‘their differ-)the latter e ted twelve hours ences and they finally separated|after death, Ogtober 1 Mr. Owen's will, which left an It was reported here that Mrs. | estate. valued at several thowsand Vanderbilt will tile depositions to|dollars, was found in Leslie’® pos- prove hef charge of desertion and | sessfon. He' also had a watch, that Vanderbilt will mot contest|two rings and a bank book which {her charges and probably will|belonged to his employer, the po- permit the hem to lo to his{lice were e wife, { Frank on Mrs. | vm:—mz is & haltsister| Mr. Owen fo ‘ , a friend of " many years, re- GIVEN TONIGHT Germany are too negligible to af-! | PROHIBITION IS | ISSUE IN DENVER CONGRESSFIGHT |’ i p I / frd President (o receive a Gold| § |Medal and the first to recelve a ot President | M DENVER, Colo., Nov. 17.—The belief is expressed that in the etection heve Tuesday of S. Har- rison White, wet Democrat, to représent the First Congressional District, is an indication that a { wet plank will be included in the Democratic State platform next year along with an instructed dglegation for Gov. Al Smith in the Democratic \ll(lnllzll Conven- tion. White defeated Pl aneis J. Knaus, dry, Republican, by a ma Jority of 4,700. White pledged that he would | work for modification of the Vol- stead Act. Before accepting the nomination, however, he said he [wanted it understood that his candidacy on a ‘wet” platform did not signify support of Gov. Al Smith of New York for the Democratic Presidential nomina- tion. Francis J. Knauss, the Repub- lican candidate, was an avowed dr) and Colorado prohibition or- ganizations rallied to his sup- port. He stressed the need of tariff protection for the Colorado beet industry. White is a former Chief Justice of the Colorado Supreme Court and Knauss is a State Senator. The Congressional district in- cludes territory outside of Denver, The election was held to select a successor to Congressman Wil- liam N. Vale, Republican, who died last summer. Chaplain of U. S. Francis 7. Knagh:' S. Harrison ‘White. “|the publie ROY OLMSTED ACQUITTED IN LIQUOR CASE Federal Jury Returns Ver- dict After Few Hours Deliberation SEATTLE, Nov. 17.—A jury in the Federal Court has acquitted Roy Olmsted, Pacific Northwest rum baron, on the indictment charging smuggling of 240 cases . of liquor into the United States and evading the customs law. Tha verdict was reached after a few hours deliberation. Olmsted contended the liquor, which was landed at Woodmont Beach on Thanksgiviag Day, | 1925, was the proper‘y of Alfrea Hubbard, dry agent and chiet prosecution witness. FARM RELIEF CALLS FORTH “ADJUSTMENTS lation Is Bro ot ,.,Brf__. bt port Made CHICAGO, Nov. 17.—~Perman- ent farm relief requires adjust- ments of many national problems in additional to broad agricul- tural legislation, a special com- mittee reported today to the Am- erican Association of Land Grants to Colleges and Universities. The report sald that ‘“agricul- tural legislation is a far broader question than a single Act of Congress, designated to alleviate the present situation and any proposals confuse the mind of by encouraging the idea that a singe emergency re- lief act would meet the difficul- ties under which the farmer op- erates and is prejudicial to the interests of agriculture. Reviewing the agricultural sit- uation, the committee reports that since 1920, agriculture has re- celved 10 per cent of the total income of the United States com- ipared to 20 per cent for 10 years previous. Sultan of Morocco Ends Reign; Is Dead RABAT, Morocco, Nov. 17.— Moulay Youssef, Sultan of Mer- occo, died here today. His relgn covered a period of the most bril- liant growth in civilization and- economies in Moroeco, s e Continental United States ting Pretty Passes Away| WaSHINGTON, Nov: 17.—The WASHINGTON, Nov. 17.—The Rev. Dr. Joseph J. Muir, Baptist, Chaplain of the United States Senate, died here today. He had served ®ix years as Senate Chap- lain, resources of National banks in the continental United States Alaska and Hawali, on October 10, aggregated u1.au.lu.oa:" the largest amount ever by the Comptroller of Curreney. MAN WHO BORROWED MONEY TO BUY $4 WEDDING RING MAY LOSE BRIDE NEW YORK, Nov. 17—<A refu- gee Russian barom, found to have borrowed money on the eve of his wedding to purchase a $4 wed- ding ring and a suit of clothes, today was on the verge of losing his wealthy American bride. A referee was recommended to the Supreme Court that the mar- riage of Florence Marjorie Clen- denin, daughter of Joseph Clen- denin, copper magnate and vice- president of the American Smelt- ing & Refining Company, to Baron George Tornow, be annulled on the. grounds of fraud. Baron Turnow, formerly cap- tain ‘in the Russian Imperial Guard, married Miss = Clendenin after a whirlwind courtship of three week: The couple, married against the wishes of the bride's father, were separated about ten hours after the ceremony when friends of the . baroness spirited her away a wedding supper at the WM Astoria Hotel. The finding of the ubuo the bride’s petition = ftor ment said Miss c:omu’ull ‘tricked into marrying the through the instrumentality of friends of the defendant, Ouchtomsky and Baron K. D garoff. Prior to the baron was destitute, $100 was necessary buy a IW to from